Example sentences of "[was/were] set up [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we were set up with drinks , Pyke said , ‘ Tell me about yourself . ’ |
| 2 | So much so that , despite the recession , more than 250,000 new businesses have been started in the last 12 months — and over a third were set up by women . |
| 3 | This was particularly noticeable when hostels were set up by individuals or by groups of sympathisers , rather than by religious or other charitable organisations . |
| 4 | Units of the centrally planned national economy existed in many forms as they were set up by ministries , ‘ centres of production ’ , and directorates of production and were managed either on the basis of the responsibility of a single individual , namely a state-appointed director , or ( particularly from and after the 1956 Revolution ) by workers ' councils or a council of deputies elected by the whole work-force of the enterprise . |
| 5 | Committees for the Defence of the Revolution were set up in villages and workplaces to mobilize local support . |
| 6 | It was set up with funds from leading venture capitalists Schroders , Apax and 3i . |
| 7 | Last year , a Corrective Action Team was set up in Chlor-Chemicals to find ways in which the existing stock of drums and cylinders could support a required 25% increase in chlorine business while avoiding major capital expenditure on new packaging . |
| 8 | They are sceptical that a few extra consultants or staff grade appointments will really reduce their hours and complain that the new deal was set up by doctors ' representatives not working in hard pressed specialties . |
| 9 | Aldershot Town 1992 was set up by fans of the original club when it folded earlier this year with huge financial problems . |